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The International Bornean Frog Race 2014, Kuching Sarawak

Last 2 months, I was invited to The International Bornean Frog Race event at Kuching, Sarawak. I was very excited as that was my very first time been to Sarawak. And of course my first time attending such event. Initially I thought that was truly frog racing competition but no..... Continue reading and you will know :P

We took our flight at LCCT (yeap my first and last flight here before it closed and moved to KLIA 2) to Kuching and the whole journey was about 1 1/2 hours. We had some city tours during the first day and the second day we headed over Kubah National Park to cover the event.

Kubah National Park is gazetted as a national park in 11 May 1989 and opened to public in 1999. It is one of the smallest national park in Sarawak covering an area of only 2230 ha. It is rated the richest palm site on earth renowned by Dr John Dransfield.

Kubah is a Malay name for dome. The name is chosen by our former chief minister of Sarawak. It is in reference to the shape of the 5 mountains representing the park, namely Mt Serapi, Mt Bawang, Mt. Matang, Mt. Selang and Mt. Kayan.

The Bornean Frog Race is celebrated every year on the last weekend of April since 2012. The first Bornean Frog Race was held at the Permai Rainforest Resort, on the evening of 28 April 2012. The event comprised exhibitions, talks and a race to document amphibians in Gunung Santubong National Park. The second larger event was held on 27 April 2013. The race was organized by Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) and Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC). The event coincides with the annual "Save the Frogs Day" (www.savethefrogs.com/day), a global event celebrated in over 30 countries, to highlight conservation issues facing the world's amphibians.

The race entails participants walking a trail at the Mount Serapi foothills within Kubah National Park, for a period of 2 hours and returning with digital images of amphibians. Prizes and certificate will be given to participants for the following categories:

There was an exhibition room with all kinds of frog merchandizes include stamps. However, the stamps were not available for sell...LOL

这是展览室，里面摆放青蛙的各类商品包括邮票。但是很可惜这里的邮票是没有出售的...哈哈

Visitors also can choose to stay a night at the park if they want. Different types of accommodation provided tailored to everyone's need.

游客可以选择是否要留宿在这国家公园内。有各式各样的住宿供选择。

Various species of Pitcher plants

各样品种的猪笼草

After simple introduction of the park, we are then taught about the frogs. This is really something interesting that I never know. So we began with physiology of the frogs.

一番简单的公园介绍后，接下来的讲座都是关于青蛙的一切。对于没有研究的我，这是非常有趣的演讲。所以我们先从青蛙的生态说起。

The giant frog :O

庞大的青蛙 :O

and the tiny frog

以及非常渺小的青蛙

everything about frogs

关于青蛙的一切

frogs used in drug industry

青蛙在药物界的用途

Other than that, a basic photography class by professional was held. 除此以外，当天也有一个专业人员教导的普通摄影课程。

The International Bornean Frog Race

At night, after taking our dinner and the sky darken, the race started.

晚餐后，天色渐渐灰暗，比赛正式开始。

The International Bornean Frog Race

But before we gone into the jungle, we need to step both of our shoes in a basin with Potassium Permanganate to make sure we did not bring any diseases to the frogs. This was really surprising and showed they were very conscious in protecting the frogs.

The park is so dark without any light. LOL...I had not been informed that they was having the race at night and thus I did not bring any touch light with me. Quite scary when I was alone and I always stick with other participants with lighting equipment.

The participants were very aggressive. Regardless of the dirt and dangers that might arisen, they just went down the drain to look for the frogs.

有些参赛者真的很认真。不怕肮脏和有机的危险，他们竟然跑下沟渠去寻找青蛙。

The International Bornean Frog Race

The International Bornean Frog Race

The signboard at the roadside when we walking uphill (but at total darkness, how many of us will notice?)

在上山时，路旁的告示牌 （但是在完全黑暗中，谁会察觉？）

The International Bornean Frog Race

Along the way up, we saw lots of people squatting at the roadside and taking pictures. We took a close look and found they were taking a frog's picture.

一路向上的时候，我们看到很多人蹲在路边拍照。我们近距离看才发现他们在拍着青蛙的照片。

Can you spot the frog in this picture? Imagine this in total darkness

你可以看到这照片内的青蛙吗？想象你是在全暗的情况下发现他

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The International Bornean Frog Race

The International Bornean Frog Race

That's the camouflage frog at the ground among all the dead leaves. One need to have a sharp eyes to spot it.

在许多的枯叶内，有只伪装的青蛙。你必须要有很厉害的视觉才发现它。

The International Bornean Frog Race

After 45 minutes walking uphills, we reached the natural frog pond in the park. I heard we can find a lot of frogs here.

走了大概45分钟一路向上的山路，我们便抵达公园内的青蛙天然池塘。据说这里是青蛙聚集的地方。

The International Bornean Frog Race

The International Bornean Frog Race

Some pictures of frogs that I able to capture that night ^^

这是我当晚拍到的一些照片 ^^

It was very adorable, clung the tree branch with closed eyes and I wonder if it was sleeping

这只非常可爱，它闭着眼睛依附着那支树枝，我真在想它是否在睡觉呢

The International Bornean Frog Race

The International Bornean Frog Race

The International Bornean Frog Race

Comparing bird watching and frog race, frogs are more easier to capture, they are static and not moving even though we flashed a lot of light on them. (Haha I was quite worry previously if they would jump to our bodies after disturbance but totally no) Overall, they are not as scary as we thought of.

At 9pm, participants must get back to the centre to submit their photos and form.

9点晚正，参赛者必须回去会所交上他们的照片和表格。

The International Bornean Frog Race

Congrats to all winners. This race gave me a lot of insights about frogs and I gained wonderful experience here! Last but not least, I wish to thank Tune Hotel, AirAsia, Tourism Sarawak and Planet Borneo for their sponsors and hospitality.

What a fun event! Reminds me of my childhood days when I was obsessed with catching beetles and did so every single day during lunch break at school for a good 3-4 years haha!! Keep in touch xxwww.JuneWantsItAll.com

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